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fredricka whitfield is joining us from the cnn center in atlanta. we have new information we're watching right now. we want to share with you about the boston marathon bombing investigation. cnn can exclusively reveal that the alleged bomber tamerlan tsarnaev had video of a known jihadist on his personal youtube channel. the video is of a man named abu dujana. he was killed by russian forced last december. he died in the capital of dagestan, which is in russia, where tamerlan's father currently lives and where tamerlan spent at least some time, maybe six months, if not more, in 2012. cnn cannot confirm that tamerlan and abu dujana actually met in pakistan. the video had been deleted from tamerlan's youtube account but was tracked down by cnn. here's the latest information on tamerlan's brother, the surviving 19-year-old suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev. he's hospitalized. he's described as being in serious but stable condition. a federal official tells cnn he has injuries to his throat and is intubated and sedated. despite his condition, tsarnaev could be
fredricka whitfield is joining us from the cnn center in atlanta. we have new information we're watching right now. we want to share with you about the boston marathon bombing investigation. cnn can exclusively reveal that the alleged bomber tamerlan tsarnaev had video of a known jihadist on his personal youtube channel. the video is of a man named abu dujana. he was killed by russian forced last december. he died in the capital of dagestan, which is in russia, where tamerlan's father currently...
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i'm fredricka whitfield. you're in the "cnn newsroom." diffusing a potentially explosive situation, the u.s. reaches out to a crucial ally in an effort to calm north korea. >>> and, everything changed in a split second. why police say one person intentionally lit a man and his car on fire. >>> and a central florida police officer is fired for possessing several so-called trayvon martin shooting targets. >>> efforts are in full swing to diffuse a potentially explosive situation in north korea. u.s. secretary of state john kerry met with u.s. allies, china and japan, this weekend. the north's neighbors are urging the country to stop the provocations. athena jones is live for us now from washington. what are some of the key points coming out of kerry's trip so far? >> reporter: good afternoon, fredricka. the key point here is that everyone that secretary kerry has spoken with and met with during these last few days -- the south koreans, the chinese, the japanese -- everyone wants to see this situation with new y
i'm fredricka whitfield. you're in the "cnn newsroom." diffusing a potentially explosive situation, the u.s. reaches out to a crucial ally in an effort to calm north korea. >>> and, everything changed in a split second. why police say one person intentionally lit a man and his car on fire. >>> and a central florida police officer is fired for possessing several so-called trayvon martin shooting targets. >>> efforts are in full swing to diffuse a potentially...
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. >> and i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta. welcome to this special ediction of the "cnn newsroom." wolf? >> we have several new developments unfolding in boston right now. the boston bombing investigation intensifying. here's what we did tell you right now. here are the latest developments. the suspect who was captured friday night is dzhokhar tsarnaev, could be charged by federal prosecutors as recaearl today at his hospital bed. he's at beth israel deaconess center. he's in serious condition. a federal official says he has injuries to his throat and is unable to speak. we'll have a live report from the hospital in just a few minutes. our elizabeth cohen is standing by. first, we want to catch you up on some of the other developments, up to date on the charges that the suspected bomber may actually face, and show you some new riveting images of that intense manhunt that led to his capture. we're watching all of this unfold. for that, let's go to cnn's joe johns, our crime and justice correspondent. he's working his sources in
. >> and i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta. welcome to this special ediction of the "cnn newsroom." wolf? >> we have several new developments unfolding in boston right now. the boston bombing investigation intensifying. here's what we did tell you right now. here are the latest developments. the suspect who was captured friday night is dzhokhar tsarnaev, could be charged by federal prosecutors as recaearl today at his hospital bed. he's at beth israel deaconess center....
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i'm fredricka whitfield in for brooke baldwin. the chief prosecutor in houston is under 24 hour protection. and law enforcement officials across the state of texas are treading with caution today after the second recent murder of one of their own. tough talking prosecutor mike mclelland was found dead sunday morning. mclelland's wife was slain as well. their bodies were found at their home in kaufman county, the same texas county where assistant d.a. mark hasse was shot dead back in january. hasse's murder in broad daylight prompted this challenge to the killers by the now dead mclelland. >> i hope that the people that did this are watching because we're very confident that we're going to find you, we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in, we're going to bring you back and let the people of kaufman county prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. >> law enforcement officials including the fbi want to know if the killings were linked and whether white supremacists may have been involved here. recent indictments
i'm fredricka whitfield in for brooke baldwin. the chief prosecutor in houston is under 24 hour protection. and law enforcement officials across the state of texas are treading with caution today after the second recent murder of one of their own. tough talking prosecutor mike mclelland was found dead sunday morning. mclelland's wife was slain as well. their bodies were found at their home in kaufman county, the same texas county where assistant d.a. mark hasse was shot dead back in january....
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i'm fredricka whitfield in for brooke baldwin. we have a developing story out of north texas. these two prisoners are on the loose this hour. the one on the right is being held on a charge of capital murder. his name is brian alan tucker. john marlon king on the left was being held for allegedly evading a theft charge. they escaped from the hopkins county jail northeast of kaufman county, which is reeling from the murders of two prosecutors. sergeant brad cummings is with the hopkins county sheriff's office. how and when did the men escape? >> officers were advised this morning about 8:20 that we did have two males later identified as tucker and king that apparently they were on the recreation yard and they were able to manipulate the fencing area and slip through a part of the fence. and they took off east of the sheriff's office. >> well, you know, that's quite detailed in how you believe it happened. but one has to wonder, how could something like that happen in a place that is known to have high security? >> that's correct. yo
i'm fredricka whitfield in for brooke baldwin. we have a developing story out of north texas. these two prisoners are on the loose this hour. the one on the right is being held on a charge of capital murder. his name is brian alan tucker. john marlon king on the left was being held for allegedly evading a theft charge. they escaped from the hopkins county jail northeast of kaufman county, which is reeling from the murders of two prosecutors. sergeant brad cummings is with the hopkins county...
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now, fredricka whitfield has been working on this trying to gather all the sound of people there on the ground so we can re-live the experience and understand what they're going through. let's take a look at that package now. >> we saw an explosion -- >> we need -- >> reporter: at the time all anyone knew was that a major fire had erupted in the night sky over the tiny town of west texas. this young man was just yards away from the scene. >> i'm sitting in my truck, you know, and then just boom. >> we were able to cover one and then i grabbed my little one and dove through the door. it was like a bomb. it picked you up. it just took your breath away. >> just fire everywhere and just bodies on the ground -- bloody bodies. people in panic. firemen, fire trucks, police cars filled the town. >> reporter: the blast so powerful, so catastrophic homes blocks away were heavily damaged or flattened altogether. in the middle of the night, the town was simply overwhelmed. >> going to have to go on the left. >> reporter: people flooded the streets. a nearby nursing home evacuated. >> i thought, you
now, fredricka whitfield has been working on this trying to gather all the sound of people there on the ground so we can re-live the experience and understand what they're going through. let's take a look at that package now. >> we saw an explosion -- >> we need -- >> reporter: at the time all anyone knew was that a major fire had erupted in the night sky over the tiny town of west texas. this young man was just yards away from the scene. >> i'm sitting in my truck, you...
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fredricka whitfield talked to responders. >> we need any ambulance we can get this way. >> reporter: at the time, all anyone knew was that a major fire had erupted in the night sky over the tiny town of west, texas. this young man was just yards away from the scene. >> i'm standing at my truck and then boom. >> we were able to cover one and then i grabbed my little one and dove through the door. it was like a bomb. it like picked you up. it just took your breath away. >> just fire everywhere. and just bodies on the ground. bloody bodies. people in panic. firemen, fire trucks, police cars filled the town. >> reporter: the blast so powerful, so catastrophic homes blocks away were heavily damaged or flattened altogether. in the middle of the night the town was simply overwhelmed. >> going to have to go to the left -- >> reporter: people flooded the streets. a nearby nursing home evacuated. >> i thought, you know, what happened, i'm breathing so i'm good. and that's when survival kicked in and said just get out. >> reporter: the town's emergency services director himself injured and bloo
fredricka whitfield talked to responders. >> we need any ambulance we can get this way. >> reporter: at the time, all anyone knew was that a major fire had erupted in the night sky over the tiny town of west, texas. this young man was just yards away from the scene. >> i'm standing at my truck and then boom. >> we were able to cover one and then i grabbed my little one and dove through the door. it was like a bomb. it like picked you up. it just took your breath away....
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i'm fredricka whitfield. the stories topping the news. a young american diplomat is dead in an aattack on a u.s. convoy in southern afghanistan. a civilian and three u.s. service members were also killed. we'll have detailed. and north korea could be days away from testing a missile. tensions are so high on the korean puninls law it's creating a ripple effect. a u.s. missile test is being delayed so as not to send conflicting messages to north korea. and the family of megachurch pastor rick warren is in mourning following the suicide of his 27-year-old son. matthew warren battled mental illness all of his life. coming upering we'll go live to warren's church in southern california for reaction. >>> to afghanistan now. where six americans were killed in two separate attacks yesterday. one of those killed has now been identified as a 25-year-old diplomat named ann smedinghoff. she was part of a military convoy delivering books to schools in afghanistan. four other state department w k works were injured. john kerry reacted to his death. >>
i'm fredricka whitfield. the stories topping the news. a young american diplomat is dead in an aattack on a u.s. convoy in southern afghanistan. a civilian and three u.s. service members were also killed. we'll have detailed. and north korea could be days away from testing a missile. tensions are so high on the korean puninls law it's creating a ripple effect. a u.s. missile test is being delayed so as not to send conflicting messages to north korea. and the family of megachurch pastor rick...
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fredricka whitfield. a daring get away in france. >>> a former justice of the peace charged with making a terroristic threat. eric williams is being held on a $3 million bond. no other detail rees leased. >>> and u.s. secretary john kerry visits japan another high-level meeting ends with calls for north korea to stand down. will the messages from the u.s., south korea china and japan make any difference to the north? >>> we start with a daring escape from a french prison and now a manhunt. it happened in a town you probably thought only existed in the movies. french police are looking for redoine faid. a modern day gangster fashioned after movie it's with robert de niro in "heat." he held five people including four guards at gunpoint brn blasting the prison doors with explosives to escape. our frederic plight kinn is live from london. fred, how it believed faid got explosives to allegedly do this? >> reporter: yeah, that's really the big question. if you look at the security in that prison it really seems
fredricka whitfield. a daring get away in france. >>> a former justice of the peace charged with making a terroristic threat. eric williams is being held on a $3 million bond. no other detail rees leased. >>> and u.s. secretary john kerry visits japan another high-level meeting ends with calls for north korea to stand down. will the messages from the u.s., south korea china and japan make any difference to the north? >>> we start with a daring escape from a french...
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i'm fredricka whitfield. a look at our top stories for the hour. u.s. secretary of state john kerry heads to asia later this week. this comes as the north loaded missiles into launchers. north korea reportedly told diplomats to consider evacuating their embassies. >>> and in south africa, nelson mandela is back home. he was discharged from the hospital earlier today. the 94-year-old was admitted to the hospital last month for recurring lung infection and pneumonia. >>> and nasa plans to lasso an asteroid and park it near the moon. how cool is that? the idea is to snag the huge rock with a robot arm and send astronauts to explore it. the perfect rock would be about 25 feet. that's smaller than the asteroid that streaked across the sky back in february. >>> it all comes down to this. after weeks after bracket busting and surprise wins, only four teams are left. joe carter is outside the georgia dome and ready to size up the final four. joe, the two coaches at michigan and syracuse have a rather unique relationship. is this going to be tough to be competit
i'm fredricka whitfield. a look at our top stories for the hour. u.s. secretary of state john kerry heads to asia later this week. this comes as the north loaded missiles into launchers. north korea reportedly told diplomats to consider evacuating their embassies. >>> and in south africa, nelson mandela is back home. he was discharged from the hospital earlier today. the 94-year-old was admitted to the hospital last month for recurring lung infection and pneumonia. >>> and...
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spoke to fredricka whitfield in her first television interview since her father was killed. >> my dad fought tirelessly against drug abuse. he just wanted to clean up the county and make it a better place to live for the children that are growing up here. >> do you feel like your dad was targeted because, in large part, because he would fight drug abuse and try to bring the prosecution of those who were bringing drug problems to the community? >> things are still under investigation at this time, so, we really are unsure, you know, why this has happened. but i think it's a very strong possibility. >> now, the funeral for walter eugene will be held later today. his widow was appointed to replace him as sheriff last week. >>> beyonce and jay-z are in hot water over their vacation to cuba. saying their trip to havana last week violated u.s. travel restrictions to the communist island. they wrote a letter to a government agency asking for an investigation into the trip, saying the castro regime used their visit as propaganda. travel to cuba was banned in 1959, after fidel castro took powe
spoke to fredricka whitfield in her first television interview since her father was killed. >> my dad fought tirelessly against drug abuse. he just wanted to clean up the county and make it a better place to live for the children that are growing up here. >> do you feel like your dad was targeted because, in large part, because he would fight drug abuse and try to bring the prosecution of those who were bringing drug problems to the community? >> things are still under...
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i'm fredricka whitfield with a check on the top stories. secretary of state john kerry is in japan today. he urged the north to stop the provocation and come to the negotiating table. japan's foreign minister said that north korea must take steps to give up the nuclear program. >>> a french robber has busted his way out of prison today in true gangster style. he held five people hostage, including four guards and blasted the prison doors with explosives to escape. european authorities have launched a manhunt covering 26 countries. >>> the fourth and final round of the masters is underway right now. former champion cabrera from argentina and brant are tied for the lead. tiger woods is tied for seventh at three-under par. he tees off next hour. >>> coming up in the 2:00 eastern hour of the cnn newsroom, college financial aid 101. you have your letter of acceptance and now are wondering how am i going to pay for it. fareed continues right now. >>> one of the recurring themes on this show is, of course, globalization. its effects on everything
i'm fredricka whitfield with a check on the top stories. secretary of state john kerry is in japan today. he urged the north to stop the provocation and come to the negotiating table. japan's foreign minister said that north korea must take steps to give up the nuclear program. >>> a french robber has busted his way out of prison today in true gangster style. he held five people hostage, including four guards and blasted the prison doors with explosives to escape. european authorities...
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>>> hello again, i'm fredricka whitfield. you're in the "cnn newsroom." a 25-year-old american diplomat is dead in an attack on a u.s. convoy in southern afghanistan. a civilian and three u.s. service members were also killed. another u.s. service member was killed in a separate attack. we'll have details. >>> north korea could be days away from testing a missile. tensions are so high on the korean peninsula it is creating a ripple effect. a u.s. missile test is being delayed so as not to send conflicting messages to north korea. >>> the new season of "mad men" starts tonight. straight ahead we'll talk with a cast member who says he never dreamed he'd actually work on his favorite television show. >>> to afghanistan now where six americans were killed in two separate attacks yesterday. one of those being remembered is a 25-year-old diplomat named ann smetinghoff. she was in the military convoy delivering books to schools in southern afghanistan. u.s. secretary of state john kerry spoke about her today. >> when i was in afghanistan she was part of my team
>>> hello again, i'm fredricka whitfield. you're in the "cnn newsroom." a 25-year-old american diplomat is dead in an attack on a u.s. convoy in southern afghanistan. a civilian and three u.s. service members were also killed. another u.s. service member was killed in a separate attack. we'll have details. >>> north korea could be days away from testing a missile. tensions are so high on the korean peninsula it is creating a ripple effect. a u.s. missile test is...
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i'm fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. here are some of the top stories for you this hour. north carolina a & t state university has lifted a campus lockdown. there were reports of a man with a weapon. the university website says classes resume at 2:00 eastern time. and then onto galveston, texas. there was a shrimp boat on fire in the houston ship channel. the coast guard reports three people were rescued by a nearby boater. no word though on what caused that blaze. >>> two tragedies in two separate countries sharing disturbingly similar details. in california and canada. two teenage girls hanged themselves after allegedly being raped. photographs of both alleged attacks were shared online. one big difference between the two cases, in california the boys accused of the crime have been charged. dan simon is following that story. he's joining us now from san francisco. dan, the suspects, tell us more. >> well, fred, first of all you know it's a story that seems to have a familiar narrative. here you have a large amount of a
i'm fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. here are some of the top stories for you this hour. north carolina a & t state university has lifted a campus lockdown. there were reports of a man with a weapon. the university website says classes resume at 2:00 eastern time. and then onto galveston, texas. there was a shrimp boat on fire in the houston ship channel. the coast guard reports three people were rescued by a nearby boater. no word though on what caused that blaze. >>>...
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i'm fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux and michael holmes. we begin in north korea. the touchiest diplomat issue on earth today and u.s. secretary of state john kerry is right in the middle of it. he's in south korea, first priority to reduce the tension and convince north korea not to test-fire a ballistic missile. kerry has already made some moves aimed at mellowing out the tough talk. we're live from seoul in a moment. >>> in cypress the government has to come up with more money to fix its finances. today the european union and the international monetary fund said they won't give cypress any more money beyond the 10 billion euros they've already agreed on. cypress needs another 6 billion to shore up banks and pay its debt. the country's economy was on the verge of collapse before the bailout deal. banks there closed for almost two weeks. >>> and north carolina a & t state university and two other schools in the area are on lockdown right now. university website says it received a report of a man with a weapon. no shots have been fired. the university police depart
i'm fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux and michael holmes. we begin in north korea. the touchiest diplomat issue on earth today and u.s. secretary of state john kerry is right in the middle of it. he's in south korea, first priority to reduce the tension and convince north korea not to test-fire a ballistic missile. kerry has already made some moves aimed at mellowing out the tough talk. we're live from seoul in a moment. >>> in cypress the government has to come up with more...
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. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. on behalf of my colleague wolf blitzer and myself, of course, thanks for watching this afternoon. don lemon picks up live coverage from boston. don, ind you'll be talking to city police commissioner as well. right? >> that's right. police commissioner ed davis will be with me in just a moment here. first though i want to get you updated on what we have. i'm done lemon coming to you live from boston as we continue with cnn's coverage of the boston marathon bombings investigation. >>> the seoul surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev will not face criminal charges until tomorrow at the earliest. >>> we learned moments ago no charges will be filed at least today. a justice department official tells cnn tsarnaev is going to face federal terrorism charges and possibly state murder charges. even though massachusetts doesn't have the death penalty. senator chuck schumer says that tsarnaev should face the death penalty unfederal law. take a listen. >> this is just the kind of case that it should
. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. on behalf of my colleague wolf blitzer and myself, of course, thanks for watching this afternoon. don lemon picks up live coverage from boston. don, ind you'll be talking to city police commissioner as well. right? >> that's right. police commissioner ed davis will be with me in just a moment here. first though i want to get you updated on what we have. i'm done lemon coming to you live from boston as we continue with cnn's coverage of the boston...
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stay in the groove with align. >>> i am fredricka whitfield. a plane trying to land in bali misses the runway and ends up in the ocean. this isn't a story about tragedy. it is about survival. everyone on the plane made it out alive. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is paying a visit to china today. he is trying to put more pressure on north korea to tone down its threats. and security tightens in central london as some people who opposed margaret thatcher's conservative policies celebrate her death. preparations are under way for the former prime minister's funeral. it will be held wednesday. >>> turning our attention to sports now, tense moments for tiger woods at the masters. he broke a rule and could have been disqualified but got away with just a two stroke penalty instead. rachel nichols is in augusta, georgia, so what happened exactly and how does this change his chances for winning a fifth green jacket? >> well, fred, it is definitely going to be harder although he is off to a good start today. take you back to yesterday and what h
stay in the groove with align. >>> i am fredricka whitfield. a plane trying to land in bali misses the runway and ends up in the ocean. this isn't a story about tragedy. it is about survival. everyone on the plane made it out alive. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is paying a visit to china today. he is trying to put more pressure on north korea to tone down its threats. and security tightens in central london as some people who opposed margaret thatcher's conservative...
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. >> "cnn newsroom" with fredricka whitfield begins right now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," shock in our aria. brand new details of what was found in james holmes' apartment. ammunition, drugs, and a batman mask. >> also -- >> no explanation for what's on the film. no excuse for it. i was wrong. >> then why is rutgers giving fired coach mike rice a $100,000 bonus? >>> plus, light up. a majority of americans now favor legalizing marijuana. >> if you want a glimpse of what it might look like if marijuana is legalized, drive down south broadway in denver, colorado. check out all the medical marijuana dispensaries. >> teams in atlanta, the courts are ready, and you are ready in the "cnn newsroom." >>> just learning this morning, a federal judge in brooklyn ordered the fda to make the morning after pill available over the counter to anyone, that means no age restrictions and no prescriptions. the ruling reverses the obama administration's position that girls younger than 17 need a prescription to get the medication. let's bring in senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. what does
. >> "cnn newsroom" with fredricka whitfield begins right now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," shock in our aria. brand new details of what was found in james holmes' apartment. ammunition, drugs, and a batman mask. >> also -- >> no explanation for what's on the film. no excuse for it. i was wrong. >> then why is rutgers giving fired coach mike rice a $100,000 bonus? >>> plus, light up. a majority of americans now favor...